Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is the Republican nominee for the Senate in Texas, recently expressed concerns regarding the political fallout from the state's GOP midterm convention held in Dallas. In public comments, Paxton claimed that the event served as a catalyst for a decline in his own polling numbers, as well as the numbers of other candidates present at the gathering.

Paxton characterized the current state of his campaign's polling as "not good," explicitly linking the downward trend to the timing and impact of the convention. While Paxton did not provide specific data or a detailed explanation for why the convention allegedly caused this shift, his remarks suggest a belief that the event failed to provide the intended boost for the party's ticket. The Attorney General's assessment highlights a rare instance of a candidate publicly criticizing a party-sanctioned event as a liability for his electoral prospects. As of now, there has been no formal response from the state GOP leadership regarding Paxton's assessment of the convention's impact on candidate performance.